How to highlight and copy text on powerpoint that blocks it

#How to highlight and copy text on powerpoint that blocks it how to#

Under the Font section of the 'Home' tab, you'll see a highlight tool click to expand the options and choose the color to be used.

With your mouse, choose the text to be highlighted you can also bring the cursor to the starting point of the text and then do Shift + в†’ (right arrow) to select the text.

Method 1b: Highlight Text in PowerPoint 2019 and Office 365 Just delete the current text and add the Text Box in its place, then follow the rest of the steps above. The above method can also be used to replace existing text with highlighted text. Choose the highlight color and you're all done.

Next, click on the Format tab and choose Shape Fill in the Drawing Tools section of the ribbon toolbar.

Type whatever you need to in the Text Box.

On the slide where you want to put the highlighted text, click-and-drag a rectangle to cover the area where the text should go.

Method 1a: Highlight Text in PowerPoint 2016 and Earlier Versions Let's see how it's done when creating a presentation. You will be using a Text Box and the Shape Fill tool the former is in the Insert menu and the latter can be found in the Format tab under Drawing Tools. Unfortunately, PowerPoint versions before 2019 and Office 365 don't have a specific text highlight tool however, you can use a couple of workaround methods in PowerPoint 2010 to PowerPoint 2016 to achieve the same effect.

#How to highlight and copy text on powerpoint that blocks it how to#

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